Combined washstand and water-closet



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,709

H. E. HODGSON COMBINED WASHSTAND AND WATER CLOSET Filed March 25, 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEY F eb'. 28, I928.

' H. E. HODGSON COMBINED WASHSTAND AND WATER CLOSET Filed March 25, 19252 Sheets-files: 2

A TTOR/VE Patented 1 Feb. 28, 1928.

TUMTE HABRIETTE ENs EYnonGsoN, on'nnw'vonx'n. Y. .r

V COMBINED wAsHsTANn Ann wamn nsonosn'n Application filed March 25, 1925. Serial No. 18,082.; i

, The object of my invention to provide a very convenient andspace-saving com-' bination of furniture and toilet-fixtur es for use inhospitals or apartments. The invention provides a water-closetvand awash-stand occupying the samelimited space adjacent to a hospital bed;or between beds, the top of the wash-stand and the faucets being movableto afford ready access to the water- 10 closet. The Water-closet issubstantially, or maybe entirely, concealed; and. the plan alsoincludes. a removable table top onthe wash-standand over its wash-basin,convert- I ingthe assemblage into'a dressing table or a table for otheruse. This table top may carry curtains-enclosing the open lower part ofthe wash-stand and the closet. The con tents. of the removablewash-basin can be discharged; directly into the water-closet .0 bowl,obviating. special waste provisions for the basin. The rem'ovability ofthe basin enables it tov be'carri'ed-to a patient in bed,

tor-which purpose it will preferably have a solid-' bottom otherwiseitmay have a dischange opening closed 'byv a plug, so that .uponremovalfofthe plug the wash water will drain directly intothe closetbowl. The faucets are-mounted to swing .so. that they icaneither-project forwardly over the opening in the hinged'wash-stand topoccupied by; thehand-basin; or be'swung to one side to}.clea r the .topwhen it is moved to permit I,use, o f .the'water-closet, The relationsenable the flow from. theiiaucets or one of them, to be directed. intothe closetlfor purposes of cleaning. 9 H I -For greater cleanliness andsimplicity I propose .to 'omitthe usual wood seat of. the

bowl with means for warming or tempering it, so that it can be, used asa seat without chill. This is accomplished by providing a ,holder orconduit for hotwater or heating vantageously' connected with orsupplied. by the hot-water pluinbingv of the washestand.

,For other installations a' heating pipe or.

lines; I

Water-closet, andlto providethe rim of the fluid adjacenttherim, which.conduit is adconvalescent or confined to bed. I and for nurses, andtheadaptationof the whole to very limited spacey, render the inventionparticularlysuitablefor hospital purposes. For similar reasonstheconib'inationis likewise very useful in smallapartments; There maynaturally beminor modifications inde-' sign for onepurposeor theotherlfI L In the accompanying drawings. forming part hereof: I I

Fig. 1 is a side elevationatone-embodiment of the invention, portions.being shown brokenawa'y and in section; and the faucets i being showninthe; position: of use; I

Fig. 2 is afront elevation, with, the faucets 1 moved baekor to onesideg. and showinga 7 removable table top in position; Fig; 3 is a;sectional planview of Fig. 13, 7 showing the two positions of thefaucetsin full and; broken; lines, and showing also in broken lines theopen position of the divided front apron of thewash-stand;

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary vertical, section on a larger scale, takenonthe-li-ne 4 4 of Y 3, the raised portion of 'one halii oii'the topofthe wash-standbeing shown in broken Fig. -5 is a s awthe closet bowl,showing the hot andcold "water pipes of the washr St-and in section;with a loop-of the hot water pipecar ried-beneath the rear portion ofthe same Fig. is a-sectional side elevation of anoi the rimofthe bowlfor warming the top other embodiment of, theiinvention, the position of.the removable table top being indicated in brokenllines, and: the raisedposi-.

.tion of the hinged wash-stand topr'also being shown in broken lines; I

Fig. 7 is 'a front elevation of thisform, showing the tabletop inpla'cein full lines, and illustrating the raise'd p osition'; ofthe hingedwash-stand. top inbroken lines; i

Fig. 8 is a plan view of Fig, 7 The wash-stand 1 ofFigs. 1-4; is-firmlymounted on corner legs 2, .01" insuch manner as to leave an under spaceWithin which is placed a water-closet 3. This closet will be understoodas being of an approved sanitary, flushing type; connected on the onehand to the soil pipe and on theother hand to a tank .or source of waterpressure. Flushing 'means'is indicated at 4. c I j T e Wash-stand has afixed: top frame,

comprising a rear portion 5 and side portions 6; and 7 1s a front apron,or cross-piece split in the middle andhinged at the'ends, at 8, to theside members so as to be capable 7 permits them to be swung upward inopposite directions to} open the top of the stand, 'as is indicated inbroken. lilies inFig. 4. The

two sections 10,10 contain complementary portions 'of an opening 12which receives a removable sunk-in wash-basin 13, supported r by its rim7 flange.

This topan'd :the basin. are solidly'supported in'thenormal position bythe fixed members 5 and 6, and they may also receive some support fromthe front apron 7. As 'seenin Figs. 1,2 and 3 the toplO is placedsomewhat below the; plane of the tops of'the fixed side ,mefmbers 6, s0that a removable table top or board Mean be placed flatly'on thesesupports, clearing o mounted on the rear fixed member 5 in a the rim ofthe basin 13. g I

Hot and cold water faucets 15, 16. are

swiveled manner, so thatthey can either project forward over the basinopening 12 and over the top of the closet-bowl 3 direct- 1y below, asshown in full lines in Figs. 1 and 3, or canbe turned back and to theside,

' as seen in full lines in'Fig. 2 and in broken lines in Fig. 3,-1inwhich latter position they they are in their rear positions.

are broughtwholly within the vertical lines of the fixed portion 5v andpermit the hinged top 10 to be opened. The faucets may also be turnedback out of'the way when the table top 14 is in place, converting the assemblage into a dressing or other table, Grooves 17 maybe provided'inthepart 5 to catch any drip from the faucets when Wash Water fromfthe'basinisdischarged directly into the water-closetbeneath, thus doing away withany Waste piping for the basin. 7 V N provided with a discharge opening18 in the.

a The "basin is preferably bottom, closed'by a removable plug 19.. i

The removabilityof the'b'asin permits it to be carried ,to the patientsbed, in hOShital use, and for such use it is preferable to use a, basinhaving a solid bottom to preclude possibility of a plug becomingloosened and deluging 'the' bed.

openingand plugis desirable. The basin is I advantageously providedwith. a perforated pocket 20 on its inner wall for soap and wash-cloth,enabling the nurse to carry the filled basln and other articles withease. In

For domestic or apart vment purposes thebasln having a discharge thebasin for domestic use the pocket may be omitted, andthe top of thewash-stand in either form may beprovided with one or more suitablereceptacledepressions 21 (Fig- 8') for soap, etc, I I I g The sides ofthe under part of the-washstand: are advantageously equipped "withshelves 22 to hold various articles, and on the under sides of theseshelves there may be hooks for hanging. A towel rack 22* is alsoillustrated. A small tub 23 is shown hanging beneath the lower shelf atthe right hand side of Fig. Beneath the shelf at the opposite side thereisroom fora stool 24.

A superstructure 25 of shelvin'gmay. also be built up from the rearfixed portion 5'.

The closet-bowl 3 is preferably covered when not in use by a simpleremovable cover 26, No separate or wooden seat is provided, since these.are unsanltary and diflicultto porcelain or like bowl is made'to serveas keep clean.v Instead, the top or rim'oflthe i the seat/ This top,when provided with the usual inner flushing rim 27 and with an outer oroverhanging 'rim'28, a e-illustrated.

in Fig. 5, affordsa fairly wide seat; I do manner in which the integralseat is formed; it being suflicient that the top be flat and prideenough, at the proper part, forcomort.

The top of a water-closet bowl 'is'coldzto not limit myself, however,to. the precise the touch and would givea disagreeable and possiblyinjurious shock. To overcome thls difficulty, I provide means forwarming the seating rim, sufficiently totake ofi the chill, but not tosuch extent 'asto give an unpleasantsensation of heat. This may be doneby application, in proper proximity and properly shielded, of heat fromthe hot water supply of thevwash-stand, Figs. 1', 2 and 5 illustratethehotwater pipe 29 'lead v ing to the faucet'15 as being bent in ashort coil 30 beneath the rear portion of the overhanging rim of thebowl. In this position,

the metal, containing the hot water can be directly in contact withthematerial of the bowl. and the amount of heat conducted forl wardlythrough such material will agreeably warm or temper the seating region.V The cold water pipe of thefaucet "16-is marked 31. w v v The faucets,or either of them, can be used to great advantage for cleaning theclosetbowl. sincewhen the basin '13 01113 is re-' moved the faucets intheir forward positions in this manner the hinged top of thewashstandcanbe opened or not, though'it is.

more convenient to clean thebowl with the top raised and the apronsections -7opened. -Th1s 1s, of course, the condition I 0 when thewater-closet is to be used.

The construction of Figsffi to Sdiifers will deliver their streamsdirectly into'the" water-closet. When the bowl is to be cleaned mainlyfrom theother form in that the top 10 of the wash-stand is in one pieceand is hinged at the back, at 11 to the fixed back section 5", so as toswing upward and rearward. The opening for the removable wash.- basm 131s marked 12 Various features shown in connection with the first formare omitted in these views, but manifestly such features may beincorporated with either or with both of the forms. The size of the Iwash-stand may be varied according to the dimensions of the spaceavailablel In Figs.

6 and 7 Ihave indicated that the removable Various other forms andmodifications of selves.

the invention will readily suggest them- It may be suggested that thewater-closet need not necessarily be employed for regular use, beingespecially advantageous in case of emergency. a a i i WVhat I claim asnew is: V r a The combination of a wash-stand having aymovable topformed-with an opening, a

removable wash-basin in said opening, faucets movably mounted so as toprojectover said opening and basin or to be turned out of theway ofthemovement of said top, and a permanent water-closet beneath said top,

.into which water-closet the contents of the basin when in place or theflow from the faucets when the latter are in their forward positions canbe delivered. 1

HARRIETTE EN LEY HODGSON.

